School Report is staging its 11th annual News Day
Secondary school children at more than 900 schools around the UK are taking part
Students are also reporting at events in BBC buildings around the country
Highlights included a mental health special at the BBC Radio Theatre in London
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Meet Buddy, the secondary school dog who helps students if they are stressed, angry or upset.
The three-year-old border collie works at Worthing High School in West Sussex, where students can pet Buddy or take him for a walk.
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As well as schoolchildren learning the ropes, some teachers, like Miss Warren, were also getting involved for the BBC School Report.
Teacher's turn to be taught
Pupils at Westley Middle School in Suffolk have been reporting on the issue of privately-owned drones and how to use them safely.
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All sorts of subjects are being covered by the young journalists taking part in BBC School Report in Shropshire.
Children at Church Stretton School quizzed the Ludlow MP, external and government minister Philip Dunne about climate change and asked what could be done to help bees., external
Image source, Church Stretton SchoolThe pupils at Meole Brace School in Shrewsbury, external have been reporting on a girl with thyroid cancer and asking whether it is right to eat guinea pigs.
Learn more about the green belt with pupils from Lowton CofE High.
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The BBC in Birmingham has been hosting pupils from eight schools for School Report News Day .
Here's a flavour of what they've been up to.
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Today is School Report day at the BBC.
Around the country more than 900 secondary schools are taking part and getting involved with your programmes, reports and more.
In Leeds we have some pupils from Upper Batley High School.
They're hard at work checking our spellings - and making a good job of it!
Edwina Hartwell was once five days from death, due to her mental illness and eating disorder.
This BBC School Report covers her journey to better health and competing in an Ironman triathlon, including how she uses exercise and competition to control her illness.
BBC School Report: from eating disorder to ironman triathlon
Even more journalists fearing for their jobs...
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Cardiff High School pupils have been working hard on their reports. Time for a selfie to end the day.
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Pupils at John Hampden Grammar School in High Wycombe talk about one of the biggest issues of the day.
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Schools across the country are learning about the all important deadline.
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By Paige
BBC School Report
Everyone has dreams. They may be big or small, but no matter what they can be reached, even if you are disabled.
Helen Adams Keller was an American author. She was the first deaf/blind person to be awarded a Bachelor Of Arts degree. She was an amazing writer who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Libby Clegg is a Paralympian for Scotland and England and has an eye condition called Stargardt’s Macular Dystrophy. At the last Paralympics, she won gold in the 100m run.
I interviewed her with some questions about her career.
She said: “Training with a disability can be hard at times, as you have to overcome many difficulties. I run with a guide runner who helps me to stay in my lane and guide me down the track. When I run with my guide, it makes me feel independent and confident."
Image source, Holgate AcademyI also interviewed actor, Ben Goffe, who has dwarfism. His dad, Rusty Goffe, is also an actor and has been in Star Wars , Harry Potter and Willy Wonka as an Oompa Loompa.
“I have always wanted to be an actor but when I was at school, there was a brief time when I wanted to be a musician and go to a music school," he said.
He is currently in The Hypocrite , a Royal Shakespeare Company play at Hull Truck Theatre.
I really enjoyed learning about these people’s careers. It’s really interesting to learn about how they got to where they are now, and it just proves disabilities shouldn’t hold anyone back.
By Hollie
BBC School Report
Today my friend Mea and I interviewed a famous actor called Sam Redford. We were able to talk to him on FaceTime and ask him many interesting questions. Sam Redford has been in Game of Thrones , Fantastic Beasts and many other films.
We started by asking him if he knew how popular Fantastic Beasts was going to become and he answered: "I had an idea since the Harry Potter series was very popular.”
Image source, Holgate AcademyLater Mea asked: “Do you still get nervous?” He replied: “Not as much as I used to.”
I asked him whether he ever feels that the Game of Thrones script is too dark.
He said: "Well, sometimes it can be violent but the show follows the book series so we can’t really change it.”
It was an absolute honour to interview Sam Redford. Thank you for letting us interview you!
By Chloe, Jessica, Holly and Erika (St Cuthbert's Catholic High School)
After the four students from Wyvern Academy did their sports bulletin live on BBC News, they were interviewed by us.
Jonathan, a Year 11 student, was one of the presenters at 1330 GMT along with Joshua, also Year 11. Whilst they were on air, Ryan and Peter, Year 10 students, helped produce the bulletin.
Jonathan told us afterwards that it was a once in a lifetime experience.
“I felt nervous as it was going out to millions of people, not like the one at our school,” he said. “But it was less nerve racking with Joshua being there too.”
Image source, BBC SportBy Chloe, Jessica, Holly and Erika (St Cuthbert's Catholic High School)
We are some of the 16 students from our school in St Helens who came to the BBC in Salford to be part of School Report News Day today.
We met CBBC presenter Katie Thistleton and Blue Peter presenters Radzi and Lindsey.
We learned about interviewing and also got to see behind the scenes at North West Tonight and BBC Sport,
At 13:30, we watched a live broadcast of a BBC Sport bulletin which Tim Hague presented with two Year 11 students from Wyvern Academy in Darlington, Joshua and Jonathan.
It was interesting to see what it is like with the cameras and the autocue and you got a real idea of what it is like to be on television.
Spicing up School Report today are the girls from Davison High School in Worthing.
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Want to catch up with the news headlines? Why don't you let these pupils from Birmingham fill you in...
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